Urine dipstick test cost in Bakersfield, CA
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, manual: from $7.35 to $32.34, with a median of $11.07. The lowest listed price is at Good Samaritan Hospital — $3.72 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $27.60 at 142 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 81002, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Jun 11, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bakersfield-Delano, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Hospital lowest Bakersfield, CA · (661) 215-7500 URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $7.35 | $10.50 | $2.15–$126.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 UA NONAUTO WO MICRO | $11.01 | $30.00 | $3.02–$30.00 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 UA NONAUTO WO MICRO | $11.13 | $30.00 | $3.02–$30.00 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 UA NONAUTO W/O MICRO NONL | $22.39 | $61.00 | $3.02–$54.90 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Kern Valley Healthcare District Mountain Mesa, CA · (760) 379-2681 Urinalysis, manual test | $32.34 | $154.00 | $3.08–$154.00 | 79% | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $7.35, median $11.07, highest $32.34 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $24.74. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is a simple urine dipstick test read by hand, without a microscope exam. It checks for things like protein, sugar, blood and signs of infection, and is often done right in a clinic or doctor's office.
What the price covers
The price covers the dipstick test only. A microscope exam or culture would be billed under other codes.